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| Author: | Thomas, S. D. |
| Title: | Operating performance of nuclear reactors in the non-communist world. |
| Journal: | Energy Policy
1990 : DEC, VOL. 18:10, p. 888-912 |
| Index terms: | NUCLEAR POWER INDUSTRY INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE LEASING METHODOLOGY |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Early expectations that the operational reliability of nuclear power plants would be good have not always been fulfilled. Furhter, the belief that the process of learning would be a powerful mechanism to improve technological performance also seems not to have been fulfilled. The performance of apparently similar reactors appears to vary substantially according to country of installation. A detailed examination of the operating records of reactors world-wide reveals that the contribution of the user, the electric utility, seems to be the strongest determinant of reactor performance. |
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